The chief goal of the English department is literacy, which means more than just the ability to read and write. It means being fully at home with language, being able to enter into critical dialogue with the writers we read, and being able to use our native language to organize and present our own thoughts and feelings.

Courses in the English department introduce students to a variety of the most excitingly literate men and women of the past and present. These courses aim to train the student to read accurately and imaginatively, to think critically, to write clearly and forcefully, and to enjoy the potential for creative play afforded by our rich and complex language. They cultivate the habits of critical inquiry, serious reflection, aesthetic appreciation, and considered response. Critical writing is a key component of every English course.

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Achievements

New Faculty Publications

The English Department's marathon reading of Pride and Prejudice earned $1,124 for the American Cancer Society during Loyola's Relay for Life event.

Congratulations to Colleen Mitchell (2014), for winning a Student Summer Research Fellowship from Loyola's Center for the Humanities and also for having an essay accepted for presentation from a pool of 3,500 submissions to the upcoming National Conference on Undergraduate Research.